The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-11-03
new ENGLAND NEWS.


Tarr of Gloucester, Mass, was reported as
missing, with her entire crew Of IA men, a
list of their names being given at the time
The name of one of the crew was Benjamin
Crittenden. He was about IS years old His
aged mother had seen much trouble, having
been made widow by the loss Of her hus-
band on a voyage from the Provinces to this
port about 10 years ago. She left her home
near the strait of Canso to meet her boy at
this port, on his return from this voyage
but as days and weeks passed by, hope per-
ished in her bosom, and she lay down and
died of a broken heart.
While attempting to jump on car attached
to a switch engine in the yards Of the Con-
soldated road at New Haven, Ct, Charles
Reilly, aged 49, fell under the wheels and was
instantly killed, his body being twice severed
in twain.
Charles Brockway, the forger and counter
feiter, having paid the penalties imposed by
the courts for his crimes, declares he is de
like to establish an office in Boston for the
sale of ink which he has invented for the
purpose of preventing the alteration OF
checks
The selectmen of Webster, Mass, have
offered a reward of $500 for the detection and
conviction of the persons who caused the
death of Lila Hoyle.
An elevator accident in the dry goods
store of Jordan, Marsh g. Co., Boston, re-
suited in the probably fatal injury of John
Donovan, who has been in the firms employ
for II or IA years. He was on the ground
floor with loaded truck. Thinking the ele-
vator from the basement had come up he
backed toward it, pulling the truck with
him, stepped into the well and was immedi.
ately precipitated to the bottom with his load
on top of him. He was insensible when
picked up and was removed to the hospital.
A boycott has been ordered at Taunton,
Mass, on Roxbury beer by the American
Federation of Labor, and the dealers who
handle it have promised to let it alone for the
present.
The staudpipe of the water works near the
head of Alpine street. Franklin, Mass, has
burst The tank was of iron, 30 feet high
and 35 feet in diameter. The iron was torn
ike paper by the force of the water, and the
bricks of the pier were ripped completely one
from another. The ruin OF the structure is
complete. Loss about $1,000.
There was an exciting liquor raid upon
Michael Bakes grocery, at Fall River. Mass,
a wholesale quantity of beer and hard liquor
being seized. A crowd O. several hundred
people assembled and threw stones on the
jured. The beer was in hogsheads, and three
hours elapsed before two hogsheads could be
got out of the cellar. The excitement ran so
high that extra police were summoned.
Prank Pollard, machinist, employed al
Pratt & Whitney's factory, Hartford, Ct.
was found dead in his room from the effect
of an overdose of morphine taken to relieve
pain. He was 26 years old and married.
Jere H. Cooling, employed for the past four
years as collector for the firm of Dean,
Foster & Co., Boston, has been arrested for
the embezzlement of about $500 from the
| firm Cooling, who is but 20 years of age
collected the city bills for the firm, and was
not suspected for dishonesty untillast month,
when he went on his vacation, and the man
who was put on in his place as col.
lector found several holders of receipted bills
that did not appear on the books as paid. On
his return, Cooling explained matters by say.
| ing that he had paid the bills of some who
were slow in paying with the money received
from others, in order to balance his monthly
accounts. He was given a fresh lot of bills
TO collect, but up to Oct. 2lst he had returned
no money, and promised to settle the next
day, but failing to do so, an order for his ar.
rest was issued, which was executed.
President Seelye of Amherst College has
| expelled Ernest E. Smith on a charge of in
| stigating cane rush. The college boys are
considerably excited over the affair. Smith
lives in Union, N. Y, is quite prominent in
college matters and plays "rush' in the var
sity eleven.
Henry Hodson of Canton, Mass, has dis
appeared. His family, which consists Of q
wife and three children, have no knowledge
of his whereabouts, and doubts are enter
tanned as to his being alive. He is about 5;
years, small in stature, and member Of
Revere Post, G.. A. R.
c. W. Ruggles has been notified that hi
services as superintendent of the Brooklin,
division of the Boston postal district will moi
be required after today. Mr.. Ruggles wa
appointed as postmaster of Brookline in 1861
holding this position up to 1888, when tht
postal district plan was changed and he be
came superintendent of the Brookline di
| vision No reason for his removal from
office is given. 1t is stated that an Eas
Cambridge man named Fogarty will sue
read him